elleboogie 
"Make fitness and eating well a lifestyle rather than a short term goal to look good for certain times of the year."
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Ok so I have be extremely inconsistent since my carnival trip in February. So much so that I gained 8-10lbs (of fat) that I have been trying my hardest to get rid of. Well…..the laziness has come to an end…..I have lost about 5 of those lbs and need tol ose another 3-4 more to get back to my ‘maintenance’ weight. I have exactly 2 months to get ready for my next vacation. All jokes aside, I plan to get it right…shed those extra lbs that I gained and be in good form where I am not embarrassed to put on my swinsuit. Im back with a purpose and in full force……LET THE TRAINING BEGIN!!!!
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
ok so quick blog…i just came from the gym. I always take my weight with the scale there to have a more accurate measurement. And it FINALLY moved. I am now at 122.5. It feels great since I have been hoovering over 125-126 for a while. But…..is that water weight i lost….i.e. will it be back soon?  Whatever it is…it was just nice to see some movement so I will enjoy my moment (as false as it may be) for what it is worth.
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
| ok so the saga continues but today i have GREAT news. Things went well. Well at least a whole lot better than yesterday to say the least.
I wrote down everything i put in my mouth today and while i faced a major hurdle during the day i got past it.
Got up and had the usual cereal at 8am, my nuts at 10am and a frozen meal at 12:30pm. (don’t wowrry i know these meals r not recommended but i have to eat them out b4 i get onto something better). Anyway, by this time in the day i already had 6 glasses of water. Doing great aren’t I Then came the refill of my water. As I made my way to the kitchen at my job I bend the corner to run straight into a platter of cookies…yes i said it COOKIES. I knew this was the ’sexy gods’ way of putting me through my first test. And boy oh boy it was a tough one. I came to a halt as i stared at the oatmeal raisin and the white chip macadamia nut and chocolate chip cookies. i felt like i was in hell. I swear to u….a tear almost fell from my eye. I can now fully empathise with smokers, alcoholics and anyone out there who suffers with an addiction of any sort and is trying to get out. Cause breaking the cycle is HAAAARD.
Anyway as hard as it was…..i walked away. I passed my first test with flying colors. I was so proud of myself as I exited the kitchen, water in hand and returned to my office. I promptly popped a piece of gum in my mouth and continued on my day.
The rest of the day was ok after that. Passing that first test gave me new motivation. After the gym I went to the grocery and bought new snacks for tomorrow…i got some baby carrots, grapes, protein bars and some oatmeal. Since i don’t really like oatmeal i think i will wean it into my diet rather than going on it cold turkey when my cereal is done. So we will see how that goes. I am shooting for the ‘high protein’ route as far as my diet is concerned. (need to drop those 8-10 lbs) My friend is telling me to take this whey protein stuff….but with so many of them out there it just gives me a headache when i think about how to figure out which one i should take…or which one taste good for that matter. I am a water only drinker (i gave up soda and juice couple years back and never could get back on it) so i am thinking that getting that thick stuff down my throat will be an issue. We will see…
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
ok so today was the first day in my ‘eating clean’ diet….whateva that means. Ok well for starters I have nothing healthy in my house to eat so I still have to eat out all the junk food before I can actually start. And no i am not about to throw it away…waste not want not 
Anyway…so my day begins. I go to the gym at 5:30am and get in 20 mins cardio, 45 mins of leg work and 15 mins on abs, then i head home to get ready for work. For starters I had a bowl of cereal @ 8am….I plan on changing my breakfast to oatmeal since it seems to be the meal of champions for all you sexy looking people out there. But i can’t start on it til the cereal is done. But it was a fairly small bowl so i don’t think it did too much damage.
At 10am I had a handful of nuts. I was told that nuts is ‘good fat’ and i actually like them so it worked for me. I am not going to mention that it is honey roasted peanuts that probably has too much sugar in it anyway….the point is that it is still NUTS….right???:S
At 12pm….time for lunch….now this is when it started to go downhill. I was invited out by a friend for lunch. We went to a seafood restaurant. So this is the challenge….’what to order?’ So while overlooking the vast menu i totally forget that i am ‘eating clean’ and order a seafood platter that contained salmon, shrimp, a crab cake, an oyster and scallops. As terrible as that all sounds it was a really small amount of everything so it really was not that big. I think I more messed up on eating the bread that they placed on the table. Anyway so that was over and then the STUPID waiter comes to the table with a tray of dessert……………..grrrrrrrr……this is when he got me:(. I was so upset with him…needless to say i ordered a chocolate mousse cake to go
I saved the cake for later on that afternoon all the while hoping that I would have the strength not to eat it and throw it in the trash. Unfortunately that did not happen. By 6 pm while driving home I got stuck in traffic and the cake came out….. and that was that
To make myself feel a little better I got home and immediately did 25 mins of abs….then sat on my bed thinking that the only just punishment for my bad behaviour today would be no dinner. So as i finish write this i am heading straight to bed with hopes of getting this ‘eating clean’ thing right tomorrow (whatever that is)….lol
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
| Ok so today was suppose to be my rest day but I could not help it…I went to the gym again. I have all intentions to work for what I want….oh and not to mention my sister told me i looked fat yesterday But in any case, I took it easy today since I have been working out for the past 5 days straight, just took a body pump class and did a little bit of abs.
Here is a picture of my carnival costume that I have to get into February 2008…..hence all the fuss. By all means I have to look fantastic in my costume ……so the fight goes on |
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
| ok so this is not going very well….i am seeing NO PROGRESS. Shouldn’t I be seeing a lil something by now….a ‘cep’ or a ‘pack’ or a ‘’string’????? A something???? I have not even lost a lb….and if i did it was all water weight so it came back on again. I drink lots of water every day and i have been in the gym everyday….CAN I SEE A SOMETHING ALREADY!!!! **sigh** my motivation is quickly dwindling but I am sticking in there just a bit longer to see what happens. Lucky thing I actually like how I feel when I go to the gym and have a good work out so i will keep on going. Oh another thing…i guess it may be time to put a little effort into fixing up the diet….as cookies and cake is just not cuttting it any more |
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Sunday, August 12th, 2007
| So today is the 1st week into my ‘Get fit for Carnival’ program. This is my short term goal. I will be part taking in a national festival that requires me to wear a skimpy swimsuit while partying in the streets for 2 days. It is tons of fun. But of course getting my body in shape for the occasion is not quite the same. Every year i go through the same thing where i go hard core for about 4 weeks and hope for the best.Bbut as i get up there in age that proves not to be the most effective way to go about doing it. Not to mention as time went by my desire to keep my body in shape through out the entire year grew. So here we are today. We are 6 months out to my festival and the work has just begun. I am excited as hell and only pray that this enthusiasm last with me through out. I can’t wait to try out some new techniques that I see on this site and more so i can’t wait to see some results I’m aiming for the toned over all physique with emphasis on a ripped core, shoulders and triceps.
Hit u back soon with my progress. |
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